When is a restaurant not a restaurant? For ease of navigation we have split the businesses on eatShrewsbury into more managable chunks. For this reason you will not find all the restaurants that Shrewsbury has to offer on this page. If, for example, you are looking for Italian restaurants, or Indian restaurants, then you need to use the menu at the top of the page. The restaurants on this page, by and large, serve traditional British fayre, albeit sometimes with an overseas twist.

Just to complicate matters, sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference between a pub and a restaurant. Many restaurants have a bar and serve drinks, and many pubs have a dedicated seating area for dining, and employ great quality chefs. As we have a dedicated page for each type of establishment, you may wish to check both pages to make sure you don't miss anywhere exceptional.

Restaurants in Shrewsbury

While we do not have the variety of restaurants here in Shrewsbury that they have on offer in the capital, we do have plenty to choose from and our fair share of award winning chefs, such as John Barton, Head Chef at the Coach and Horses, and Marcus Bean, formerly of the New Inn Baschurch, now operating the cookery school at Brompton.

Our location in one of the most rural counties in England, gives our restaurants access to some of the best produce this country has to offer. Not to mention that which we can glean from our friends across the border in Wales! The restaurant industry has been obsessed for a long time with the mantras of locally sourced, and seasonal food. In the big towns and cities, restaurant chefs have to stretch the meaning somewhat when applying it to their weekly menus, but here in Shropshire, any chef who is not using local and seasonal produce is probably spending far more than they need to, and offering second rate food in their restaurant.

Peach Tree

21 great reviews

Nice restaurant in the shadow of Shrewsbury Abbey. Offers traditional and European food in a multi-level restaurant. A great place for a sit down lunch too.Full details & reviews

Golden Cross Hotel

Porter House SY1

A rebrand for the restaurant formerly known as Mad Jacks. A mouth watering menu of burgers, steaks, bar snacks and sharing combos.Full details & reviews

Mytton and Mermaid

10 people recommend

Hotel and restaurant promoting local food. Not cheap but a beautiful setting. Opposite the entrance to Attingham Park and next to a bend in the River Severn.Full details & reviews

Morgans

10 people recommend

Hotel Restaurant Wine Bar Cafe. Morgans is an exciting new cafe, lounge bar and restaurant at The Exchange Hotel situated in the heart of Shrewsbury. This place aims to be a bit of everything for everybody. Full details & reviews

Saracens

8 people recommend

Very popular restaurant in an 18th century coaching inn at Hadnall just outside Shrewsbury. British cuisine using local produce. Full details & reviews

Loch Fyne

8 people recommend

Seafood restaurant chain developed based on the principles of good food, sustainably sourced and simply presented by people who care. Well worth a visit.Full details & reviews

Renaissance

7 people recommend

Traditional English restaurant with Georgian Dining Rooms. Good location for people attending the cinema in the old market hall.Full details & reviews

Lion and Pheasant

7 people recommend

Hotel and restaurant bar near the English Bridge, serving very good food. Sit by the open fire and enjoy a memorable meal in this gem of a restaurant.Full details & reviews

Bistro Jacques

Good Life Wholefood Restaurant

Some interest

Cosy restaurant offering a range of home made vegetarian dishes for a reasonable price. Famous for their jacket potatoes. Wonderful smells as you walk past on your way up Wyle Cop.Full details & reviews

Nandos

Drapers Restaurant

In medieval and Tudor times 'Drapers' were wool and cloth merchants. Today's restaurant is in the Draper's Hall. Perhaps the finest dining in Shrewsbury.Full details & reviews

The Lion Hotel and Restaurant

Some interest

English cuisine with a contemporary edge and classic European dishes. The Lion Hotel chefs source the majority of their produce from Shropshire.Full details & reviews

Albright Hussey

Some interest

Fine country house hotel and restaurant listed in the Domesday Book. Beautiful interior and well known locally for its excellent food.Full details & reviews

Riverside Inn

Some interest

Eat here and you'll come away thinking you've discovered another little gem. Traditional British cuisine. Superb bar and restaurant by a bend in the River Severn. Spectacular views for the elevated dining room.Full details & reviews

Harveys of Fish Street

Some interest

Restaurant and bar due to open 2017, offering seasonal British food, with menus changing daily.Full details & reviews

Rowton Castle Hotel and Restaurant

Some interest

Award winning restaurant in wonderful grounds, on the edge of Shrewsbury. This place is popular for weddings and it is easy to see why.Full details & reviews

Origins Restaurant

Some interest

Origins Restaurant is Shrewsbury College's commercially run licensed restaurant. Not the place that most people think about when looking for a place to eat, but they do offer really good food.Full details & reviews

Umai Japanese

Riverbank Bar Kitchen

Wroxeter Hotel and Restaurant

Not Recommended

The Wroxeter is another Shrewsbury hotel popular for weddings. Located in the old Roman settlement of Wroxeter and benefiting from the excellent Shropshire vineyard located a short walk away. The food is contemporary British with local flavours.Full details & reviews